Josh Kun is a cultural historian, author, curator, and MacArthur Fellow. He has been the recipient of a Berlin Prize and an American Book Award and is a 2025 Grammy nominee. His books include Audiotopia: Music, Race, and America; Songs in the Key of Los Angeles; Double Vision: The Photography of George Rodriguez; and several others. As a curator, his projects and exhibitions have appeared with The Los Angeles Public Library, LACMA, The Getty, California African American Museum, The Grammy Museum, and more. As an artist, his work has appeared with San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Prospect New Orleans, and Steve Turner Gallery. His next book, Beats Across Borders: A Migrant Songbook, is forthcoming from MCD Books/FSG. He is vice provost for the arts at USC and professor and chair in cross-Cultural communication at the USC Annenberg School.
Dean and CEO
Northwestern University in Qatar
A reception will follow the event
DATE
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
TIME
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
LOCATION
Projection Theater
Northwestern Qatar
